Ràpha MTB Trail ones are good. Wore them for Grinduro so not too baggy for doing a lot of pedalling in. The adjusters work well and the pockets are sensible. Bet you ride a Salsa gravel bike to go with your Raphà kit :roll: • • • • :lol: :lol: :lol: I have two in fact, and kit that matches them bot...

Ràpha MTB Trail ones are good. Wore them for Grinduro so not too baggy for doing a lot of pedalling in. The adjusters work well and the pockets are sensible.

Johnallan wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 11:32 am I usually use hairspray for grips. It seems to work well enough but make sure you return it to where you found it, it'll prevent all kinds of trouble

I'm still using the can bought for our wedding (2010!). Pleased to say that it's accepted that it lives in the garage.

ledburner wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 7:14 pm It probably the legal work declaring it is not just a pedestrian pavement ...but now a cycle way & mixed use...

...and the irrelevance and distraction from the fact that even if it was purely pedestrian the response to a cyclist using it was disproportionate.

Last thoughts - I don't know what STW means. I my world that means Search The Web but that doesn't seem to fit with its usage on this site. + Love the Pandas STW=Singletrack World, a mountain bike forum which tends to be frequented by opinionated, self proclaimed experts who are aggressively confro...

Many of us will no doubt end up with them as we age- way better than not riding. Round my way I increasingly see people half my age on them as humans ,even when exercising, are incredibly lazy. At some point ebikes will be the norm. By going somewhere on an eBike they've already done better than a ...

While I'm the last person on earth who should be saying this... unless you have trouble fitting all your kit on the Bossnut then it's probably as good as anything. Probably no heavier than an all steel bike like my old Fargo! You might also feel less fatigued from a cushioned ride. If you are going ...

Couple of these should do it and a battery pack if you're really going for a winter all nighter:

https://www.raleigh.co.uk/gb/en/moon-vo ... ike-light/

Bit of a bargain for £25 I reckon.

Lazarus wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 3:07 pm remember when li ion batteries started and we were all advised to charge then in tins and fireproof bags
I wonder how many bikes were modded?

Li-Po certainly. Li-Ion is a fair bit less risky. If not bought through (at best) grey channels.

Cheers to you (two) too!

To quote my stoker...

When's the next one?

While it's built for speed, so says Reilly, this is very much practical and fast gravel rather than US-style, minimal aero gravel, as the Reflex can run a dropper post and dynamo lights with fully integrated cabling and has huge 55mm tyre clearance. This bit I don't understand, it's "practical...

Registered to an anonymous individual in Gansu, China, just in case anyone was still thinking of risking it.

There's a long list of other shady websites using the "Husqvaoutlet" email in their FAQ on Reddit.

I've got a Warroad and Cutthroat and the Warroad probably does get more use (in number of rides undertaken) distance wise the Cutty probably still has the lead. If I could only have one it would be the Warroad, but the Cutty could take you on a better ride!

Boab wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 8:55 am More than just a gravel bike, evidently. Met the new Rondo MYLC.

Looks like something from Bicycle Pube's Instagram feed.

After my last pair fell apart I got a pair of endura humvee plus gloves, also have a bit of gel. They are OK (and hard wearing) but the velcro never stays closed. I've had a pair of the fox ones Alpinum mentions and they were pretty good. Not sure what happened to them though.... Same experience he...

jameso wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:39 am Timely thread, I've just removed the mess of gaffer tape that was on the SS's crank arms. Are any of these clear tapes thick enough to be used on cranks?

I use electrical tape if they are black cranks.

Just checked. Convertape is what I have on the reciept for my heli (type) tape. It's very good but googling em and it comes to another website. Wonder if they sold up or shut down! They were always my go to. I have them as a saved seller on eBay but alas, a dead link there as well. I have bought so...

Mountainbaker AKA Gabes has a couple.

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/ragley-trig-bike-ultra-violet

Big price drop on the Ragley Trig.

Also Sonder Caminos reduced and ex-demos being sold off at Alpkit iirc.

Yeah, Ralpha Core Cargos are great, think they do non bibs as well.

*edit* Forgot to say the pockets are fine for a phone. Also handy for stashing gps, etc. If you leave your bike at a shop/cafe, or when putting the bike away at the end of a ride.

Microshift Acolyte 8 speed 12-42 cassettes are a tenner on CRC.

Fella on STW mentioned these: https://g.eu.factoryoutletstore.com/products/garmin-edge%C2%AE-explore-newly-overhauled?_pos=1&_sid=36c5cd787&_ss=r&adtype=pla&product_id=592769&ifproduct=product&ifcreative=&campaignid=7860615814&adgroupid=83657915204&creative=394488...

November 2022 on Cadair Idris, 25 years to the day I last walked up there.

"green electricity" Uhm but where do you start and stop with that - do we consider the power required to produce turbines, panels etc or the impact of cutting forests and burning wood at Drax? I'm pretty sure there's no such thing as 'green electricity' :wink: Oh absolutely. The problem I...

I'm surprised electric isn't rated worse / higher given what it takes to produce them and the fact they need charging? Or am I reading the figures wrong? When Trek did their report I did see it mentioned that there was a decent argument that a bike running 50/50 on "green electricity" had...